Marking machine



NOV., 5, 1.929. I p ss 1,734,123

MARKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 16, 1926 s Sheets-Sheet 1 VE/V 727/1 Nov. 5, 1929. P. 'R. GLASS 1,734,123

MARKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 16, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 //V VE /V 7 17/1 NOV. 5, 1929. I p R GLASS 1,734,123

MARKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 16} 1926 3' Sheets-Sh eet 3 Nov. 5, i929 PEELEY B. GL- SS, 01? VTAYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MA- CHIEEBY COR?OBATIQN, 0373 PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY MAR-KING MACHINE Application filed January 16, 1926.

This invention relates to marking machines and is illustrat as embodied in a marking machine provided with interchangeable individual types or markers and designed to print a row of characters.

In shoe factories and the like where it is desired to print a row of characters to designate sizes, lot numbers, style numbers, etc, and in which the quantities of any one particular size or style are relatively small, it is common to provide machines which have in terchangeable markers or type pieces so that the row of characters may le quic ly varied in changing from one lot o1 work to the next. Such machines of one type in extensive use have a moving head carrying a plurality of disks with markers upon their outer periphcries and are so arranged that the disks may e rotated upon the printing head to bring the desired row of characters into printing position. For this purpose operator-con trolled mechanism is usually provided of a type so designed that it is unnecessary for the operator to soil her hands or run the risk of burning her ii gers, in case the markers are heated, in br.i-1ging into position the desired characters. A will be understood, however, hat in such machines the movable printing head is necessarily heavy because it carries all the available type .n'dless ot how little or how much of it is in actual use at the time and the movement of an unnecessarily heavy part is always productive of undue wear, vibration and the like.

In view oi tl fact, it an object of the present invention to devise an improved marking macl'iine so organized that it is only nece 1ary to carry the particular types which are to be used for printing a piece of work, to and fro, from the type-carrying head to the work to be printed.

Accordinfiy, an important feature of the invention resides in a novel organization or type-carrying holders, type pieces detachably mounted on the holders, and a carrier ii-or trims'ierring a selected line of type pieces "from the holders to printing position. in the illustrated arrangement the type holders are ably mounted upon a Sl1] 3}f 91'i1, means ber vided to rotate any eusired type hold- Serial No. 81,813.

ers in order to choose the particular type pieces desired for making up the line of characters to be printed, and a carrier is so associated with the type holders that the rotation of the latter to bring the desired pieces of type into alinement operates to insert these pieces in the reciprocating carrier which is reciprocateC to carry them to marking position.

Other features of the invention reside in a novel interlocking arrangement of individually removable type pieces with one another, with the holders, and with the adjacent parts i the tye-carrying head. To this end each of the removable type pieces is provided on its lateral faces with a groove and a rib curved about the center of the typecarrying support, and one 01 the lateral faces of each of the type holder disks is also grooved to cooperate with the ribs on the removable type pieces. The relative construction and arrangement of these parts is such that none of the type pieces may be removed from the type-carrying head unless all the pieces of the line of characters are in alinei'nent and only that row of type pieces which is to be carried to printing position may be removed from the holder, the other type pieces being securely held against accidental removal.

till other features of the invention reside in auxiliary retaining devices employed upon the reciprocable type carrier. These and still other features are described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, the machine;

Z-is a front elevation, partly in section, of the machine;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the type holders and selecting mechanism;

t is a perspective view of the reciprocable carrier;

Fig. 5 is an exploded View of the type holders, their support, and the selecting mechanism co-operating with said holders;

Fig. 6 a section through the type holder support showing one of the type holders in side elevation; and

Fig. 7 is a section upon the line VII-VII of Fig. 6.

In order to facilitate the selection of the desired type pieces to be used for any par ticular printing operation, the illustrated in achine i s provided with a support 10 com prisiug a cylindrical mei'i'iber rigidly positioned upon the 'lrame 12 of the machine and held thereon by means 01 end brackets or retaining members 14: and 16 attacl ed to projecting parts of said frame. A plurality of type holders 18 in the form of toothed disks are mountec side by side upon the support 10 and 'ype pieces 20 are carried in the interveningrecesses formed between the teeth of said disks. In accordance with the usual custom, these type pieces may be provided with cha disks, for example, the digits one to nine and Zero, or a series of letters of the alphabet or other characte s as may be desired.

Selecting mechanism arranged to cooperate with the type holders comprises a inion 22 arrane'ed to mesh with 'ear teeth formed upon the internal peii'i 'aherics of the type holders 18 and adapted to be moved longitudinally of the cylindrical support 10 to bring said pinion into mesh with the teeth J .4 ml or. any one of the type holder disks 18. i this end the pinion 22 is mounted upon a slender shalt 26 carried in blocks 28 (Fig. joined by a projecting aching plate 30. The support is suitably grooved at 32 to receive the blocks 28 and the groove is enlarged at 3 1 to receive the backing plate 30. ()perating' knob-like handles 36 (Fig. 3) are provided upon the ends of shaft and the blocks 28 have thin ribs 88 just as Wide as one of the teeth of the pinion 22 and in alinement therewith. A spring-pressed latch pin 37 (Fig. 2) helps to retain the handles 36 in positions corresponding to operative po sitions of the disks 18. it will be understood. that the number oi teeth 24 must bear a predetermined relation to the number of notches upon the outer periphery of the type holder 18 that no matter what type is broughtinto position during the selecting operation, it will always be possible to recip-' rocate the pinion 22 along the grooves between the internal teeth 24. ln other words, the process of selection must always bring one oi. the teeth of the pinion into alinei'zient with the retaining ribs 88. ll hese ribs 38 will, therefore, be received between the teeth 2-1 upon the internal peripheries oi the type holders and lock against rotation all but one of the holders as the selecting mechanism is moved along from one type holder to the In order to assis the operation of oositioninp; the selecting mechanism, notches are orovided upon the forward faces otthe ril s 88 which co-operate with one or more springpressed latch pins 10 (Fig. 3)

mounted in recesses in the end brackets 14 actors arranged in order around the holder.

and 16 and belt therein by threaded plugs 4-1.

if it is desired for the particular work to which the machine is to be applied, special type holders 12 and 44 may be provided carrying types so arranged that these holders may be adjusted individiilally and apart from the adjustment of the other holdi -2 by means 01'' a handle 16 projecting from holder a l t0 cause these holders to be changed step by step to indicate a series of sizes and half sizes. The arrangement of these particular iolders is in accordance with the principle lescrribed in United States Letters Pate No. 984,588, granted Feb. 21, 1911, on the application of: F. V1 Merrick. In order that they may be adjusted independently of the other type holders and subject to the retaining action of the ribs 38 upon the selecting;- mechanism, those particular hole s l2 and 1 1 are supported upon a raised rib 5O termed upon the support 10, said support being provided with ernally disposed spring-pressed latch (i (5) e a-operating with the internal per. ot the holder 4-2 to retain it in adjus Attached to one slde oi: the

a notched ring 5 1 which serves A for the internal periphery of 1. holder 1 1 and in which the notches are or. mood for e gagement by a pawl 56 cari in said holder when the latter is moved in one direction. When the holder ll is moved in the oth r direction, the pawl 56 and J cooperating notches are so disposed that its the pawl slides over tbe ring 54 into position i": i engagement with the next notch.

The removable type pieces are provided with body portions having parallel lateral surfs es, as shown in Fig. 5, the narrower surfaces being spaced to fit the notches of the type holders 18, while on the broader lateral surfaces of the body portions of the type pieces curved grooves 60 and corresponding projecting curved ribs 62 are provided. Grooves 64': 5) are also provided in one lateral face of each of the several type holders 18, the special type holder dis is l2 and and at 66 in the end bracket 14. ()n the inner face of the other end bracket 16 is provided a curbed rib (indicated in dotted lines in .Fi 11) adapted to be received within the grooves 60 of the type pieces and the groove (i l of the'cndmost type holder adjacent to said end bracket. Thus the various type pieces in any particulai. line are interlocked with one another and with the end brackets 14 and 16 so as to prevent displacement thereof. In addition, whenever the type pieces are temporarily out of line during the action of rotating any particular type holder to select a character, then the type pieces are interlocked also with the adjacent type lit will also be seen that the construction described provides an arrangement of rotatable type holders carrying; removable type ieces which are readily separable from the particular holder by means of which they are supported and which may be moved circumferentially to bring them into alinement w'th other type pieces, but which are held against accidental removal by reason of their engagement with adjacent type pieces or with adjacent type holders, or the end brackets 14 or 16.

The particular row of type pieces which is selected for removal is positioned directly below the center of the support 10. To facilitate the process of selection, the type holders may, if desired, be marked on the end of their teeth, as indicated in Fig. 5, at a convenient fixed position about one-third of the way around from the position in the holder occupied by the corresponding type piece so that the operator, in a manner well understood in the art, may readily determine which of the type pieces are in position for removal the bottoms of the holders.

A reciprocable carrier comprises a relatively light frame made up of a cross piece and two end pieces 7 2 and 74. The end pieces have upwardly extending projections 7 6 and 78 formed thereon, which are adapted to be received in corresponding recesses in the interrupted end retaining members 14 and 16. As shown in Figs. 1 and 7, the projection 761 is provided with a groove 80 adapted to re ccive the curved ribs 62 of the adjacent type pieces, while projection 78 has a curved rib 82 adapted to be received in the corresponding grooves 60 of the type pieces which are adjacent thereto. When, therefore, the type carrier is in type-receiving relation, the process of selection, during which various holders are rotated to bring particular type pieces into alinement at the bottom of the support, serves also to insert these selected type pieces directly in the carrier ready for removal and transfer to printing position and convers y, after the printing operation has been finished, the return of the type carrier 1'0 to its upper position places the type pieces which have been used directly back in the notches of their respective holders in the positions which they previously occupied so that, in the subsequent process of selection, rotation of a holder removes any of the desired type pieces from the carrier 70 and insc t; another type piece in its place.

Although the various type pieces of the particular row being used for printing are interlocked with one another against vertical displacement and with the reciprocating carrier TO by means of their coacting ribs and grooves, it may be desirable to prevent accidental lateral displacement, and to this end a. displaceable hollow frame 84 is pivotally mounted on the carrier 70 and is resiliently held by springs 86 in a position determined by notches 88 on the under sides of the end pieces '4' 2 and M of the carrier. This frame 84 is provided with a slot 90 having tapered sides (see Fig. 1) to co-operate with the tapered ends 92 of the outwardly projecting parts of the body port-ions of the removable type pieces 20 so that it is essentially a pair of bars with supporting means to hold them in parallel spaced relation, and it is intended. to be moved aside during the selection of these type pieces and then brought into position so that the tapered ends 92 are received in the slot 90 of the displaceable frame Set as the carrier is moved into and out of printing position, thereby to prevent lateral displacement of the various type pieces. In order that this frame may readily be moved aside during the process of selection, an arm 94 is provided upon its pivot outside the end member 72 of the carrier in position for engagement with onearm of a bell crank lever 96, which is opera-tor-controlled as by means of a treadle rod 98 (Fig. 3). Further assurance against accidental displacement of the type pieces in the row carried by the reciprocable carrier 70 is provided in the form of a clamp screw 100 by means of which any looseness, resulting from imperfect construction of the various type pieces or wear thereof after use. may be taken up as the carrier is moved into printing position and the type pieces thus clamped rigidly together to form substantially one compact mass during the printing operation. Preferably, means are provided for operating this screw in conjunction with the operation of the displaceable frame 84 so that the displacement of the frame results in a release of the clamp screw. For this purpose an arm 102 may be provided upon the clamp screw co-operating with an arm 10-1 mounted upon the arm 9%. If, as is frequently the case, more than one row of characters is to be printed at a single operation, in order to apply style names, tltlClQ-IHZLI'KS and the like which do not have frequently to be changed as the operator goes from one group of work to another, then special type pieces 106 (Fig. i) may be provided which are grooved for frictional engagement with the edges of the hollow frame 8&, as illustrated in 1, and having once been mounted on said frame are left thereon during a substantial. period of time. If it is desired to heat the characters upon the type-carryin support, then the support 10 may be recessed at 108 to receive an electric cartridge heating unit.

The type holder support 10 is, as previously described, supported by means of end brackets 14 and 16 upon the frame 12 ha ing forwardly projecting bearing members in which are mounted for vertical reciprocation rods 112 (Fig. 8) rigidly attached to the carrier 70. To provide for the reciprocation of this carrier and the operation of other parts of the machine, a power shaft 114 (Fig. 2) is mounted in the frame 12 and is provided with a driving pulley 116 loosely mounted thereon and adapted to be pressed into driving engagement with a clutch cone 118 by means of a spring 120 received between a cap 122 bearing against the end of the hub of the driving pulley 116 and an outer cap 12a screwed to the end of the shaft 11 1. It will be observ d that the clutch cone 118 is pinned to the shaft and that its hub serves as a bearingfor oppositely disposed operatpins 126 hearing at their outer ends against a plate 128 resting against the hub of the driving pulley 116 and at their inner ends against a grooved collar 130 loosely mounted on the driving shaft. l Vhen no pressure is exerted upon the collar 130, the actionof the spring 120 presses the driving pulley 116 into engagement with the clutch cone 118 and rotates the drive shaft 11 1. hen, however, it is desired to stop the machine, the grooved collar 130 may be moved to the ht, as in Fig. 2, by means of a forked lever 182 which is, together with anoth r lever 18 1, (Fig. 1) pivotally mounted upon a pin 136 carried between lugs 138 and 140 formed upon the machine frame. The lever 18 1 is provided with a cam 1 1-2 hearing a ainst a face cam 14:4: mounted upon a cam shaft 146 (Fig. 1), which is pivoted in the frame of the machine. '1 his cam, which is provided with a single projection 1 18 2), is arranged to liftthe cam roll 14-2 and its supporting lever 18% at the end of a complete operation of the machine, the roll being held against the cam by means of a spring 150 inserted in a pocket formed in the frame and bearing against a lug 152 formed integrally with the hub of the lever 134C. Operator-controlled connecting means are then provided to interconnect the levers 132 and 131- so arranged that when said levers are connected, the lifting of the lever 131 by the projection 1 18 on the cam 1 1 1 serves also to push the grooved collar 130 to the right and thereby to disengage the clutch cone 118 from the driving pulley. This operator-controlled connection comprises a squared pin 15 1 (Fig. extending to the right from the lever 132 and adapted to be engaged by the notch of a latch 1.56 pivotally mounted at 158 atthe lower end of the lever 134C. The latch 156 is also provided with an arm 160 disposed upon the other side of the lever 18 and arranged substantially parallel thereto, said arm at its outer end being connected to the upper end of a trearflle rod 162 which is spring pressed upwardly by means of a spring 16 1 to hold the latch in engagement with the squared pin 15% but may be depressed to start the machine or to cause a continuing operation thereof by pulling down upon the treadle rod 162. A guide lug 166 for the treadle rod is provided upon the frame of the machine.

Frior to the reciprocation of the type carrier to imprint the, work, ink is supplied to the row of type pieces in the carrier. To this end a vertically disposed ink-carrying plate 170 is mounted at the center of the cross bar at the front of a rectangular frame 172, the other end of which is pivotally supported by means of cone-shaped screws one of which is shown at 17 1 in Fi 1. The nearor side arm 176 of this rectangular supporting frame, as viewed in Fig. 1, is provided with a forked portion 178 engaging and surrounding an eccentric 180 which, preferably,

formed integrally and upon the back side of a gear 182 upon the cam shaft 146, this meshing with a pinion 18 1 upon the drive shaft. lhe ink plate 170 is supported upon this frame 1'72 by means of a headed stud 186 which passes through an opening in the cross bar the frame 172 and is surunded by a spring tending to hold the plate 'lly, such forward movement being ed by the head of the stud 186. In order the ink from this plate 170 to the roll 190 is iivotally supported in the ds of short arms 192 which are care wer end of depending arms 194i lly with a cross rod 196 (Fig. otally supported between forwerdly e i lugs upon the frame'12 of the inaci e by means of conical screws 198. fiLSiOWH in Fig. 1, springs 200are interposed between the arms 192 and the arms 19 1 tending tohold the former upwardly to press the roll 190 into contact with the type. is noted that the roll 190 is received in iaped slots at the outer ends of the arms to facilitate its ready removal for cleaning or the like. Fassage of the inking roll over the row of type pieces which is to be carried into printing position is facilitated by means of guide members 202 secured to the outside of the end brackets 1 1 and 16 with the lower surfaces of tiese guide members 202 in the plane of the raised printing surfaces upon the type pieces. Hooked ends 204 are provided upon the rear ends of each of the guide niei'nbers 202 to hold the inking roll 7 inoperative position in engagement with the I inking plate 170 so that the vertical oscillation of the latter is effective to rotate the inking roll 190 and thoroughly to distribute the ink on sai d roll as the inking plate 170 is moved up and down by means of the eccentric 180. Movement of the depending supporting arms 194: 'tor the inking roll is effected through a link 206 (Fig. 1.) connecting one of said arms to the upper end of a bell crank 208, the lower end of which is provided with a cam roll engaging a cam slot formed atthe end of a cylindrical cam member 210 (Fig. 1), which is supported upon the cam shaft 146 between the side arms of the rectangular frame 17 2 supporting the inking plate.

To reciprocate the type carrier 70 from the type holders into contact with the work and back again to the type holders a block 212 is mounted upon the vertical rods 112 and provided with a transverse slot to receive a block 214 pivotally supported upon a circular plate 216 which is mounted upon a shai't 218 supported in the frame of the machine. This shaft 218 is provided with a gear 220 meshing with the teeth 01'? a segment 222 formed at the upper end of a lever 224 having a cam roll 226 (Fig. 1) received within a cam slot formed in the periphery of the cylindrical cam member 210. This lever 224 is pivoted between pointed screws 227 (Fig. 1) in the frame oi the machine and is provided with a downward extension 228 (Fig. 2) for cooperation with mechanism controlling the work-supporting table 230.

ihe work-supporting table 230 is mounted at the upper end of a hollow post 232 which is slidably received within a socket of a bracket 234 attached to the frame of the machine. A spring 236, the tension of which is adjustable by means of a screw 238, is interposed between the bottom of the socket and the table post 232 tending to hold the work and the table resiliently in contact with the type when an impression is made. At other times the table is locked against upward movement by means of a key 240 held in a recess of the table post 232 and locked by an eccentric portion 242 of a horizontal rod 244. Upon the rear end of this rod a short arm 246 is provided which is in the path of a bolt 248 at the lower end of the extension 228 of the operating lever 224. A spring 250 imposed between the frame of the machine and this arm 246 normally holds the eccentric portion 242 of the rod 244 in position to lock the table against vertical movement. When the operating lever moves to reciprocate the carrier, however. the lower end of the lever is effective to release this locking device by hearing against the arm 246 as soon as the type pieces have come in contact with the work upon the table and the table is again locked as soon as, or just before, the type pieces are moved out of contact with the work. Thus the character of the impression is rendered independent of the number of pieces, or the thickness of the pieces of work, upon the table.

In using the machine, the operator will first depress the treadle rod 98 (Fig. 3) to release the clamping screw 100 and to depress the hollow frame 84 away from the type. The selecting mechanism may then be operated by means of the knob handles 36 or the size lever handle 46 to bring the desired characters into position in the carrier 70. This accomplished, the treadle rod 98 will be released to cause the sides of the opening 90 in the hollow frame 84 to aline the type pieces in the carrier, and at the same time to cause the clamp screw to be tightened so that these type pieces are substantially one continuous memher, it being understood that they are interlocked with one another and with the carrier by reason of the rib and groove construction already described. The clutch treadle rod 152 will then be operated to supply power to the drive shaft 114 by means of which the inking roll will be oscillated over the type pieces and the type carrier reciprocated to bring the type into contact with the work to make an impression. it the operator releases the clutch treadle rod 162 as soon the machine has started, then only a single impression will be made and the machine will stop. It, how ever, it is desired to make several impressions of the setup of type, continuous action of the machine is afforded by maintained depres sion of the treadle rod 162.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a marking machine, a support, a plurality of separable type pieces on said support, a work support, a carrier, and means moving with the carrier for gripping firmly the ends oi and removing a line of type pieces from the support and impressing them on a piece of work placed upon the work support.

2. In a marking machine, a support for a plurality of separable type pieces, constructed and. arranged to lock most of the type pieces against removal and to release only certain pieces which are arranged side by side to form a line, a work support, and a carrier arranged to move a line 01"- type pieces away from the support, press them on a piece of work placed on the work support and then return them to the position from which they were taken.

In a marking machine, a support, a plurality of type holders movably mounted upon said support, separable type pieces in said holders contacting laterally with one another to form lines, means for selectively actuating said hoid to b ing the desired type pieces into alinement, and a carrier arranged to interlock with the end pieces of a line of type selected from various holders and to remove said line of type pieces and impress it on the work.

4. In a marking machine, a support, holders rotatably mounted upon said support, removable type pieces, detachably carried in said holders and arranged to be interlocked with adjacent type pieces in other holders to form a row means for selectively actuating said holders to bring into line the desired pieces with which to imprint the work, and means for retaining in the holders the type pieces which are not to be used to imprint the work.

5. in a marking machine, a support, recessed holders movably mounted upon said support for adjustment in parallel planes, and removable type pieces carried in the recesses of said holders and adapted to be brought into alinement,said type. pieces being interlocked with an adjacent holder when out of alinement with the type pieces thereof.

6. In a marking'machine, a support, recessed holders adjustably mounted upon said support, and removable type pieces carried in the recesses of said holders, said type pieces being interlocked with adjacent type pieces in other holders when the type pieces of the various holders are alinedand being interlocked with an adjacent holder when out of alinement with the type pieces insaid holder.

7. In a marking machine, a type holder provided with a plurality of projecting teeth forming intervening recesses, and type pieces .detachably mounted in said recesses, said type pieces and the teeth being provided with grooves in alinement with one another.

8. In a marking maclnne, a type holder provided with a plurality of projecting teeth forming lntervemng recesses, type pieces re- 1 movably mounted in said recesses, said type pieces and the teeth being provided with grooves in alinement with one another, and a ribbed member arranged to co-operate with the grooves in a plurality of the type pieces a in saidholder.

9. In a markingniachine, a type holder provided with a plurality of projecting teeth forming intervening recesses, type pieces detachably mounted in said recesses, said type pieces being provided with lateral projecting ribs, and a grooved member arranged to cooperate, with the ribs of all but one of the type ably mounted upon said support, a series of removable type pieces carried in said holders for movement therewith as the holders are rotated, means for looking a predetermined fractional part of the pieces carried by any particular holder in the holder, and selecting means for turning the holders to bring the desired piece of type in any particular holder into a predetermined position where it is not locked, for removal from the holder.

12. In a marking machine, a support, a type holder movably mounted upon said support, removable type pieces carried in said holder,

- locking means on said support arranged to engage all but one of the type pieces in said holder, a movable carrier, and means upon saidcarrier arranged to have locking n alinement with adjacent type pieces, said;

means and said type pieces having eoacting beveled surfaces to ass1st 1n alining the type pieces.

14:- In a marking machine, a row of separable type pieces constructed and arranged to terlocked, and means upon the carrier to pre-:

vent lateral displacement of any of the type pieces out of alinement with the row of adjacent pieces.

15. In a marking machine, a supply or" type pieces arranged in order, a movable carrier constructed and arranged to receive and support a row of removable type pieces taken from said supply and provided with interlocking ribs and grooves on their lateral contacting faces, means to aline said row of type pieces on the carrier, and means upon said carri r for pressing together the single row of separate type pieces in interlocking relation.

16. In a marking machine, a plurality of movable holders provided with a series of removable type pieces for selection, and a type carrier movably mounted with respect to said holders constructed and arranged in one position to support a changing row of type pieces during the selective movement of-the holders and to receive said row of type for removal from the holders as said holders are adjusted to bring selected characters into alinement.

17 In a marking machine, a support, a plurality of type holders movably mounted side by side upon the support, removable type pieces carried by said holders and capable of being positioned in rows transversely of the holders while still therein with the component pieces of each row in contact with adjacent pieces-thereof, means for preventing the accidental removal of a plurality of the transverse rows of type, and a carrier ar ranged to receive and hold in alinement one row of type from the holders.

18. In a marking machine, a support, a plurality of type holders movably mounted side by side upon the support, removable type pieces carried by said holders and capable of being positioned in rows transversely of the holders while still therein with the component pieces of each row in contact with adjacent pieces thereof, means for preventing the accidental removal of a plurality of the ransverse rows of type, and a carrier arranged to receive one row of type from the holders and to grip it prevent accidental displacement of the pieces from the row.

19. in a inarlrin machine, a support, a plurality of type holders movably mounted side by side upon the support, removable type carried by said holders and capable of being positioned in rows transversely of the holders while still therein with the component pieces of each row in contact with adjacent pieces thereof, means for preventing the accidental renioval oil a plurality of the transverse rows of type, and a carrier arranged to receive one row of type from the holders, transter it into marking position and return in position for Ire-eng gement with the holders.

20. In a nrn ng machine, a plurality of type holders movably mounted side by side, remo able type carried by sale holders provided with interlocking projections and recesses and end members provided with correspending projections and recesses to prevent the accidental removal of a pli'irality of rows of type, said end pieces being broken away to permit the removal of one row of selector type.

21. ln a marking machine, a su )port, type holders movably mounted on said support, individual type pieces carried by said holders, said typ pieces and said support being provided with interlocking means to prevent the accidental removal of a plurality oi rows of type, a movable carrier provided with cooperating locking means arranged to engage one of the rows of type, and a displace-able frame upon said carrier arranged to be moved aside to allow the selection of the desired line of type and arranged to be brought into position adjacent the selected line of type when the carrier is moved away from the type holders to carry said line of type into printing contact with the work.

22. In a marking machine, a support, a plurality of of holders having teeth and intervenin notches movably mounted on said support, type pieces reinovably mounted in said holders havino ribs and grooves on their lateral faces, the lateral faces of the teeth at one side of the type holders having grooves to receive the ribs on the adjacent set of type pieces any particular holder is moved to select the type character desired.

23. lln a marking machine, a plurality of hold-es provided with a series of removable type pieces, a type carrier movably mounted with respect to said holders, and means for adjusting said holders to place selected type pieces in the carrier and to remove other type pieces from the carrier.

24:. in a marking machine,asupport,aholder movably mounted upon said support arranged to support a plurality of removable type pieces, said support being provided with an interrupted retaining member constructed and arranged to cooperate with a plurality of the type pieces in said holder, and a movable carrier having a retaining niem in terposed in the interruption of the retaining member upon the support.

25. In a marking machine, a support, a plulity of holders adj ustably mounted on said pport and provided with series of removable type pieces, a type piece carrier, and re ecting inecl'ianism contructed and arranged o adjust said holders to select individual type pieces from the various holders and as an inident to the selecting movement to bring and type pieces into position in the carrier.

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6. ln a marking machine, a support, a pluity of holders rotatably mounted on said 3 )ort and provided with series of removable type pieces, electing mechanism constructed and arranged to brin individual type pieces tom the various holders into position at the bottoms of the holders, and a car rier for the selected type pieces constructed and arranged to receive said pieces as they are brought'to the aforesaid position.

2?. In a marking machine, a plurality of selective holders, removable type pieces carried in rows in said holders provided with locking means arranged to co-operate with adacent holders when out of alineinent with the type carried by said adjacent holders and with the type in said holders when in alinement therewith, and end retaining members constructed and arranged to hold all but one row of type.

28. In a marking machine, a plurality of type pieces having tapered body portions, means for supporting a row of said type by engagement with the end members of said row, and a hollow frame constructed and arranged to aline the type pieces in a row by engageniient with the tapered body portions.

.29. In a marking machine, a plurality of type pieces, means for supporting a row of said type by engagement with the end members, of said row, a hollow frame constructed and arranged to aline the type pieces in the row, and means for clamping said alined type pieces.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

PERLEY ll. GLASS. 

